Watershed Delineation Techniques

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1 Watershed Delineation Techniques Stacy D. Dehne DATCP Engineer February

2 What Is a Watershed? An Area of Land that Drains to a given location February

3 Contour Map Features Contour Maps: Represent 3-D Landscape Contour Lines: Connect points of equal elevation Always close back on themselves Do not cross Darker lines represent the 50 or 100 contour February

4 The top of hills are indicated by irregularly shaped ovals or circles February

5 Drainage paths are indicated by V shaped Contour Lines February

6 Ridges are indicated by larger rounded U shaped Contour Lines February

7 Contour Map Features (Continued) On a Contour Map A Saddle is indicated by a lower area between two adjacent hills February

8 Saddles are indicated by a lower area between two adjacent hills February

9 Closed Depressions are indicated by contour lines with hash marks pointing inward February

10 Other Mapping Features Marsh Areas: February

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12 Watershed Boundary Delineation Basic Concepts: Water Flows Downhill (i.e. Perpendicular to Contour Lines) Tops of Hills and Ridges are the Boundaries of Watersheds Start By Noting Unique Features in the Mapping of the Area that you are studying February

13 General Assumptions Flow Path 100 Flow Path Goes Through: Approximate Center of the V in Contour Lines 50 February

14 General Assumptions Watershed Boundary Draw watershed boundary through the approximate centerline of a ridge and keep line perpendicular to each contour February

15 Where Does the Water Go? Elevation Conours: 800 : 900 : February :

16 Watershed Boundary Delineation February

17 Assume that the Top of the Ridge is at the centerline between equal contour elevations For a Saddle assume that the watershed divide: crosses where the ridge contour lines are closest together is reasonably centered between the lower contour lines February

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20 Watershed with Depressional Area Ridge February

21 Watershed with Depressional Area Caution!! Only Remove Depressions that are Deep and Separated (by a Ridge) from rest of Area! 42 acre drainage area to depressions removed from 83 acre total drainage area February

22 Your turn! Delineate to this point. February

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25 Your turn! Delineate to this point. February

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28 Example: Your Turn! 1. Delineate the Watershed to this point 2. Draw the Flow Path

29 Example: Sheet Flow ~700 Shallow Concentrated Flow 4160 Channel Flow

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31 Example: Hydrologic Soil Groups from the NRCS Web Soil Survey

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38 escription Hydrologic Soil Group Hydrologic soil groups are based on estimates of runoff potential. Soils are assigned to one of four groups according to the rate of water infiltration when the soils are not protected by vegetation, are thoroughly wet, and receive precipitation from long-duration storms. The soils in the United States are assigned to four groups (A, B, C, and D) and three dual classes (A/D, B/D, and C/D). The groups are defined as follows: Group A. Soils having a high infiltration rate (low runoff potential) when thoroughly wet. These consist mainly of deep, well drained to excessively drained sands or gravelly sands. These soils have a high rate of water transmission. Group B. Soils having a moderate infiltration rate when thoroughly wet. These consist chiefly of moderately deep or deep, moderately well drained or well drained soils that have moderately fine texture to moderately coarse texture. These soils have a moderate rate of water transmission. Group C. Soils having a slow infiltration rate when thoroughly wet. These consist chiefly of soils having a layer that impedes the downward movement of water or soils of moderately fine texture or fine texture. These soils have a slow rate of water transmission. Group D. Soils having a very slow infiltration rate (high runoff potential) when thoroughly wet. These consist chiefly of clays that have a high shrink-swell potential, soils that have a high water table, soils that have a claypan or clay layer at or near the surface, and soils that are shallow over nearly impervious material. These soils have a very slow rate of water transmission. If a soil is assigned to a dual hydrologic group (A/D, B/D, or C/D), the first letter is for drained areas and the second is for undrained areas. Only the soils that in their natural condition are in group D are assigned to dual classes. 38

39 Looking At the Model Spreadsheet for Determining Design Q:

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42 Scale of Project (DA size) Examples have shown larger scale Private Riparian owners may encounter smaller scale runoff problems How to size those watersheds and get design runoff flows? Topo maps and 10 foot contours not adequate, so need more specific data 1 and 2 foot contours necessary February

43 Town Road with public access runoff delivery toward lakeshore from hillside above 43

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48 New home development in old gravel pit creates unstable soils to wash toward lakeshore

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56 Runoff from Roof and deck headed toward slope and directly to the lakeshore 56

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59 Questions? Remember to consider soils and drainage area calculations when considering erosion control practices for stormwater runoff! February